PROGRESS?

The City of El Paso has undertaken demolition of various public and private facilities and buildings in the name of progress. Thus, it has destroyed over $20 mm in assets and structured a revenue incentive for the wealthiest members of the community.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmhfskKlB-w&feature=youtu.be

Jaime O. Perez for Mayor

Here are some of my comments March 13, 2013 at a West El Paso Forum Debate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x79KrQr1wMY&feature=youtu.be

Limericks for A New Generation

3 billionaires on the border
took away law and order
Angry the people grew
Shameless politicians massive fundraisers threw
and taxpayers their lives had to reorder

3 billionaires on the border
shouted "Play Ball" on video recorder
They begged seniors on social security
to bail them out with a surety
while they bought politicans on reorder

3 billionaires on the border
bought up downtown land with one superorder
With the same old refrain
They sang, "eminent domain"
as they posed for pictures amidst the disorder

Insights museum went down with a thud
While politicians stood on the city charter in mud
Billionaires satisfaction expressed
Taxpayers disappointment suppressed
Watching media editor's faces full of cud

City Hall is imploded
Children's insights are disploded
3 Billionaires eat in castles of fable
Taxpayers move to the pauper's table
The power of We the People exploded

Petitions are meaningless says Susie Byrd
No more meaningful than the absurd
We are visionaries says Steve Ortega
We are the alpha and the omega..
Are they or the petition the turd?

Tax and spend is the ticket
To the taxpayers we must stick it
So says Steve Ortega
while 3 billionaires buy their next bodega
And fill the campaign bucket